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1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October and 15 October 1964. 76 athletes from 49 nations entered, with 3 not starting in the first round....
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres
The men's 10000 metres was the longest of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October. 29 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 6 not starting the first round.
Four runners...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles
The men's 110 metre hurdles was the shorter of the men's hurdle races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October and 18 October 1964. 38 athletes from 24 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the first...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres was the third-longest of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October, 19 October, and 21 October 1964. 50 athletes from 34 nations entered, with 7 not...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk
The men's 20 kilometre walk was the shorter of the two men's racewalking events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October 1964. 35 athletes from 15 nations entered, with 30 starting and 26 finishing....
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres was the second-shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October and 17 October 1964. 63 athletes from 48 nations entered, with 6 not starting in the first...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
The men's 3000 metre steeplechase was the only steeplechase on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October and 17 October 1964. 30 athletes from 19 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the first round....
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
The men's 400 metre hurdles was the longer of the men's hurdle races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October, 15 October, and 16 October 1964. 39 athletes from 26 nations entered, with 1 not starting...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres was the third-shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October, 18 October, and 19 October 1964. 55 athletes from 36 nations entered, with 5 not starting...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay
The men's 4×100 metre relay was the shorter of the two men's relays on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 21 teams, for a total of 85 athletes, from 21 nations competed, with 1...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x400 metre relay
The men's 4×400 metre relay was the longer of the two men's relays on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 20 teams, for a total of 80 athletes, from 20 nations entered, with 3...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk
The men's 50 kilometre walk was the longer of the two men's race walking events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo, as well as the longest event on the program. It was held on 18 October 1964. 39 athletes from 20 nations...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres was the second-longest of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October and 18 October 1964. 54 athletes from 35 nations entered, with 6 not starting the...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres was the middle of the seven men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October, 15 October, and 16 October 1964. 47 athletes from 32 nations entered, with 1 not starting...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 19 October and 20 October 1964, with five events each day. 23 athletes from 15 nations entered, with 1 not starting the first event.
The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October 1964. 29 athletes from 22 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.
The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October and 18 October 1964, with the qualification on the first day and the final the next. 25 athletes...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump
The men's high jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Qualification was held on October 20, 1964, with the final on October 21. 29 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 1 not...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 27 athletes from 17 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round.
The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
The men's long jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 37 athletes from 23 nations entered, with 5 not starting in the qualification round.
The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
The men's marathon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 21 October 1964. 79 athletes from 41 nations entered, with 68 starting and 58 finishing.
Bikila broke the world's best time for the marathon to...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Qualification was held on 15 October 1964, with the final on 17 October. 32 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 1 not...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
The men's shot put was one of four men's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October 1964. 25 athletes from 15 nations entered, with 3 not starting in the qualification round.
The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's triple jump
The men's triple jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October 1964. 36 athletes from 23 nations entered, with 2 not starting in the qualification round.
These are...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres was the shortest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October and 16 October 1964. 45 athletes from 27 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres
The women's 200 metres was the second-shortest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October and 19 October 1964. 42 athletes from 27 nations entered, with 6 not starting in...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres was the second-longest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 15 October, 16 October, and 17 October 1964. 23 athletes from 17 nations entered. The first...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 metre relay
The women's 4×100 metre relay was the only women's relay on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October and 21 October 1964. 15 teams, for a total of 60 athletes, from 15 nations competed. The first round...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres was the longest of the four women's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October, 19 October, and 20 October 1964. 24 athletes from 16 nations entered, with 1 not...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's 80m Hurdles
The women's 80 metre hurdles was the only women's hurdle race in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October and 19 October 1964. 31 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 4 not starting the first round. The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 19 October 1964. 22 athletes from 15 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.
The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump
The women's high jump was one of two women's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. Both qualification and the final were held on 15 October 1964. 27 athletes from 18 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin Throw
The Women's Javelin Throw was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October 1964. 16 athletes from 10 nations entered.
The qualification standard was 51.00 metres. Each...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Long Jump
The women's long jump was one of two women's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 14 October 1964. 32 athletes from 20 nations entered, with 1 not starting in the qualification round.
The...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Pentathlon
The women's pentathlon was part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 16 October and 17 October 1964, with the first three events on 16 October and the last two on 17 October. 20 athletes from 15 nations...
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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put
The women's shot put was one of three women's throwing events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 20 October 1964. 17 athletes from 12 nations entered, with 1 not starting the qualification round.
The...
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Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a sport open only to men. 16 teams played in the basketball competition. The 1964 Summer Olympics were the sixth appearance of basketball as a medal sport.
The preliminary round was conducted by breaking...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight
The bantamweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 54 kilograms. The competition was held from October 11, 1964 to October 23,...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Featherweight
The featherweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 57 kilograms. The competition was held from October 13, 1964 to October 23,...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Flyweight
The flyweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 51 kilograms. The competition was held from October 12, 1964 to October 23, 1964.
28 boxers...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight
The heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the heaviest class. Heavyweights included all boxers weighing in at more than 81 kilograms.
Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Light heavyweight
The light heavyweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the second-heaviest class. Light heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 81 kilograms.
Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Light middleweight
The light middleweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-heaviest class. Light middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 71 kilograms.
Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Light welterweight
The light welterweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 63.5 kilograms.
Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Lightweight
The lightweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 60 kilograms.
Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad:...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Middleweight
The middleweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 75 kilograms.
Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad...
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Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Welterweight
The welterweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 67 kilograms.
Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad...
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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres
The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 11 competitors entered...
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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres
The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 12 crews entered and were...
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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 19 kayakers entered and were split...
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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 16 pairs entered and were split into two...
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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan. This event debuted at these games and is only one of two events that has been at every ICF...
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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres
The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 13 kayakers entered and were split...
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Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 metres
The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.
The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 10 pairs entered and were split into two...
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Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000m Time Trial
The men's 1000 metre time trial was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 16 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 27 cyclists competed.
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Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pursuit
The men's individual pursuit was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. The course was 4000 metres. It was held on 16 October and 17 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 24 cyclists competed.
In...
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Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race
The men's individual road race was a road cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 22 October 1964. The course, just short of 25 kilometres, was covered 8 times for a total distance of 194.832...
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Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint
The men's sprint was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 17 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 39 cyclists competed.
In the first round of heats, the 39 cyclists were divided...
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Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem
The men's tandem was a track cycling event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 21 October 1964 at the Hachioji Velodrome. 13 pairs competed.
The 13 pairs competed in 6 heats of 2 cyclists (one of 3) in...
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